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Last Wednesday, students in Division 2 learned about the reason why we have Orange Shirt Day. We watched a video explaining the day’s origins. Afterwards, students created their own Orange Shirts explaining why they matter. This activity is in line with the Truth and Reconciliation goal we are working towards this school year, which is below:

63. We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including:

iii. Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.

Attached are some pictures of the student work completed last week.

Hello Families of Grade 7s Students:

The Grade 7s had their course selection and info session with Alpha Secondary yesterday. They learned about how a day at Alpha would look like and what options they have when it comes to courses. The important deadlines are below:

Friday, January 15 – Course Selection Forms are due.

Friday, January 29 at 3:00 p.m. – Deadline for submitting to Alpha for suggestions regarding possible presentation topics. Since they have not provide us with a working link, please direct any questions to alpha.info@burnabyschools.ca. You can also use this address to find out more info about Alpha and the programs it offers.

Thursday, February 11 – Family Information Session, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. via Zoom (link to be shared later)

Hello Families. I am letting you know that students portrait day is Thursday, October 15. Save the date!

Today, we had our first opening of our business fair. Students were eager to set up their stores and welcome the first customers of the afternoon. They could not wait to set up. The learning involved in this assignment were both practical and meaningful. Below are some pictures of the student’s stores:

Hello Families. I have received information that will be pertinent to those students who are interested in taking Grade 8 Math Honours at Alpha Secondary. The date of the exam is on Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30. I will also place a reminder on my online homework board as well as on my whiteboard in the classroom. Do let me know if you have any questions.

Hello Families. Division 2 will be putting on a Business Fair on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, during the last week of school before Spring Break. The time of the fair will be 1:00 – 3:00 on both days. I will send an email reminder to you a week in advance. You are more than welcomed to come in on either day and see what your child has been working on in Applied Design this past term.

In the next couple of weeks students will be going on two field trips. The first is on Friday, January 17. Please make sure that your child has brought in the permission form and will bring appropriate swim wear on that day.

As well, on Thursday, January 23 a number of students will be going skiing. Make sure that they are at the school on time and ready to go with all of their gear. Appropriate clothing is highly recommended. The temperatures will hover around freezing or lower next week and water proof ski pants and jackets are preferred.

Grade 7 course selection forms are due Thursday, January 23. Please get them to me as soon as possible. If you any questions about them do not hesitate to ask me.

Next Friday we will be doing a class clean up. Part of this process incovolves students taking out all materials in their desks. They will place these in a plastic or cloth bag and hang it up in the cloakroom. As a result, it would be appreciated that students bring either two plastic bags or a medium to large cloth bag next Friday, December 20.

Hello Families. Today, report cards will be going home. As with previous years, you will need to sign the report card envelop, write a comment if you would like in the space above the signature, and return it to school. Please return the envelope by December 13. Thanks!